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Final Fantasy XI news, straight from the
horses mouth!
(By horse I mean PlayOnline, and by mouth I
mean webpage. Stop nitpicking and read the news already)
Ein Fantastisches Sunbreeze Festival Exclusive: Fantastic Fraulein Mumor 3! (07/27/2010)
"Long time no see, everybody!
This is Mumor here, back again for another fun-filled edition of the Sunbreeze Festival!
"Thanks to the tireless support of all our loving fans—that's you, of course—the Mighty Maidens have gone from strength to strength. Uka is always fussing and fretting over how powerful and scary Ullegore is, but with our two powers combined, we've absolutely nothing to fear! Nuh-uh!
"That evil demon king can scheme till he turns to fossil, but Uka and I are always ready for whatever vileness he cares to throw at us. After all, with your hearty cheering to power our Dancing Force, there's no night that we can't change into a sunshiny day! Here we go: Shining Summer Samba!!!"
Find out what's in store for everyone's favorite frolicking fraulein at this year's Sunbreeze Festival!
8th Vana'versary Fan Art Contest: Full Gallery Posted! (07/22/2010)
This year's 8th Vana'versary Fan Art Contest featured such a wide range of creative and inspired submissions that selecting our prizewinners was a most daunting task indeed.
Today, we're pleased to release the full gallery of submissions to the public. Follow the link below and feast your eyes on each and every one of our artists' renditions representing eight memorable years in Vana'diel!
Check out the gallery today!
Premier Site Q&A Part III on FFXIclopedia! (07/16/2010)
In the latest round of our Q&A series, the development and operations teams address the recently released Vision of Abyssea! Answers to our users' burning questions on this hot topic have been posted on the Premier Site FFXIclopedia.
This series will press on, with the team answering yet more questions from the forums of FFXIclopedia, Allakhazam and our other Premier Sites. Keep the discussion flowing and—who knows?—your question just might be featured in our next installment!
See the answers on FFXIclopedia's Q&A page.
Winners Announced for the 8th Anniversary Fan Art Contest! (06/29/2010)
It gives us great pleasure to announce the winners for the 8th Anniversary Fan Art Contest!
With countless masterpieces submitted, our judges from among the development and operations teams were faced with quite a daunting task in selecting winners. All the winning entries were deemed to be masterful portrayals of the 8th Anniversary theme, captivating the judges with their originality and charm. A much-deserved congratulations to all the winners!
Proceed to the gallery of winning entries.
All entries to the art contest will be made available for public viewing in the near future, so keep watching this space!
Mog Bonanza Winning Numbers Announced! (06/24/2010)
Ladies and gentlemen! After a random drawing conducted under the strictest supervision, we are pleased to announce the winning numbers for the FINAL FANTASY XI 8th Vana'versary Mog Bonanza event!
Starting today, the winning numbers will be announced via a system message that will appear upon logging into the game. The same message can also be brought up with the /servmes (/smes) command. So what are you waiting for? Log in and check the winning numbers straight away!
Prize money and items will be available for collection between Thursday, June 24 at 1:00 a.m. (PDT), and Thursday, July 8 at the same hour. If you happen to be one of the lucky winners, you need only speak to a Bonanza Moogle at one of the following locations while in possession of the winning marble (or marbles) to claim your prize!
Port San d'Oria (I-9) / Port Bastok (L-8) / Port Windurst (F-6) / Chocobo Circuit (H-8)
Learn more about the Mog Bonanza here.
*Please remember that all prizes won in the Mog Bonanza are valueless virtual items for use in the game FINAL FANTASY XI only and cannot be transferred to another player in exchange for real-world money without violating the PlayOnline Member Agreement and risking termination of the accounts of all parties involved. Thank you for your understanding.
Celestial Nights: A Love to Transcend Time (06/23/2010)
Ah, summer in Vana'diel!
A season for sweltering days, starry nights, and the annual moogle-staged production of a timeless tale of star-crossed lovers that without the assistance of altruistic adventurers like you is doomed to end in disaster and disarray.
Read on to see how you can play your part in the festivities!
*Celestial Nights will twinkle into view at 1:00 a.m. (PDT) on Tuesday, June 29 and fade with dawn's light on Tuesday, July 13 at the same hour.
From the FINAL FANTASY XI Development Team
The Version Update Has Arrived! (06/21/2010)
The June version update is here, marking the arrival of "Vision of Abyssea", the first in the Abyssea series of battle add-ons set to offer epic new challenges to adventurers who would take up arms under the sunless skies of this forbidding realm.
But that's not all! This update will feature the long-awaited lifting of the level cap, accompanied by a host of new weapon skills and job abilities. Adventurers can also venture into the newly unlocked Walk of Echoes and experience the climactic conclusions of the Wings of the Goddess nation quests. There's bound to be something for everyone!
Players are also encouraged to revisit the Vision of Abyssea site, where the latest information on the formidable set of arms known as "Empyrean Weapons" has been revealed.
Full details on the version update may be found here.
Access the official Vision of Abyssea site here.
From the FINAL FANTASY XI Development Team
Adjustments of the Job Persuasion! (06/17/2010)
No level cap increase is complete without an accompanying arsenal of new job abilities, traits, and magic spells. Come the June version update, adventurers will find themselves empowered with myriad new ways to smite enemies and support comrades in battle. As the icing on this scrumptious cake of additions, performance-enhancing tweaks are also being whipped up for certain existing job abilities.
Feast your eyes on the details.
From the FINAL FANTASY XI Development Team
The Walk of Echoes Beckons! (06/15/2010)
The upcoming version update will see a section of the long-awaited Walk of Echoes area opened for access. There, adventurers will find thrilling new battlefields tailored to pose a challenge to seasoned veterans.
Read on to learn more.
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